Case Study: Horizon Nuclear Power achieves 25% operational efficiency improvement and builds a digital twin with Oracle Aconex

Horizon Nuclear Power has achieved a 25% improvement in operational efficiency across the project

Horizon Nuclear Power, a UK energy company developing new-generation nuclear stations, needed a 100% complete and accurate solution for its Wylfa Newydd project to track over 1 million documents across multiple suppliers and manage a peak onsite workforce of around 9,000 while meeting Nuclear Site Licence and Office for Nuclear Regulation requirements. The IT team also aimed to prove full control of site activities and create a digital twin that would serve as an IT blueprint for future nuclear projects.

Using Oracle Aconex Project Controls and Collaboration, Horizon implemented a single, secure cloud-based platform—easy to configure for regulatory document control—that provides meta-based storage and search and creates a digital twin of the project. The solution delivered a 25% improvement in operational efficiency, a 25% reduction in document-control costs, a 10% reduction in IT costs, saved 4,000–8,000 man-hours annually, and met the world’s most stringent civil nuclear regulations.

Horizon Nuclear Power

Roy Irvine

IT Commercial Manager